As they age many seniors need help with activities of daily living. However, institutional care is expensive. A family member recently had to move into assisted living at a cost of $11,000 a month. Home care is also expensive, although that was no longer an option. Even for seniors who don’t yet need in-home care,…
Author: Devon Herrick
Can Congress Solve the Health Care Workforce Shortage?
Senator Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Socialist from Vermont, is now chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The HELP committee has more power than any other health committee in Congress. In a hearing that took place on Friday, February 17 the committee discussed the growing shortage of skilled workers in health care. Kaiser Health News reported on the hearing.
More Americans Delay Care Due to Cost
It’s no mystery that Americans are paying a bigger share of their medical bills out-of-pocket these days. Health plan deductibles have about doubled in the past two decades. My 2023 health plan deductible is nearly $9,000. Some family plans have combined deductibles of $15,000. High deductibles are causing more Americans to delay medical care according to The New York Times.
One-in-Ten FDA-Approved Drug Failed at Least One Drug Trial Goals
Is U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval the gold standard for whether a drug truly does what it’s supposed to? Not according to a recent analysis. A review by Harvard and Yale researchers found that one-in-ten drugs approved by the FDA between 2018-2021 failed one or more of the stated endpoints.